School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science Doctoral Scholarships in UK

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

 Today, the University’s School of Social and Political Sciences (SPS) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan centre for world-leading social scientific scholarship, recognized by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework as having 90% or more of its research as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in terms of its originality, significance and rigour. 

The School is a leading centre of interdisciplinary social science, bringing together research, innovation and student education to tackle the key social and political challenges of our time.

Aim:

The overall aim will be to investigate a new reaction scheme for producing ammonia from N2 and water. 

In this interdisciplinary project, you will: 

Review the state-of-the-art technologies for low emission approaches to ammonia production, and particularly chemical looping.

Screen and develop materials for fixing N2 and producing ammonia at mild conditions.

Develop a plasma-assisted system to facilitate ammonia production.

PhD Studentship within DECaDE

We seek applications from an enthusiastic, self-motivated student for a funded PhD studentship within the DECaDE: Centre for the Decentralized Digital Economy, led by the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) with over 30 industry partners.

Hold a first class or 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in an appropriate discipline (e.g. engineering, computer science, signal processing, applied mathematics, and physics)

Are able to demonstrate excellent mathematical, analytic, programming skills.

Eligibility criteria

Open to any UK or international candidates who:

Hold a first class or 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in an appropriate discipline (e.g. engineering, computer science, signal processing, applied mathematics, and physics)

Are able to demonstrate excellent mathematical, analytic, programming skills.

Benefits

The University of Warwick will provide the full fees for three years to the successful candidates. The scholarship is full-time fees only and excludes living costs, travel etc. Up to one scholarship can be provided to cover the current overseas fee (Band 1).

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Application Deadline: 30 April 2024

How to Apply: 

To apply, please complete your application online with the following information.

Supporting Documents: 

The students are required to present the following documents to the university:

Degree certificates and transcripts (if you are currently studying for a degree, screenshots of your grades to date are sufficient)

A cover letter including a ‘Supplementary Personal Statement’ to explain why the position particularly matches your skills and experience and how you choose to develop the project.